Planetary science

Planetary science

The scientific study of planets including Earth, moons, and planetary systems of the Solar System in particular and the processes that form them.

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polymict

Astronomy; Planetary science

Adjective used to describe a breccia that has an assortment of fragments of many different rock compositions and textures. (See also monomict. )

Solubility

Astronomy; Planetary science

The ability or tendency of one substance to dissolve into another at a given temperature and pressure.

Mineralogy

Astronomy; Planetary science

The scientific study of minerals. This is the field within geology that focuses on the chemistry, structure, properties, and classification of minerals.

Technique to determine the age of a rock by measuring the last time the rock being dated was either melted or disturbed sufficiently to rehomogenize its naturally-occurring radioactive elements. This ...

Pulsar

Astronomy; Planetary science

Variable radio star having stable, very short (around one second) periods of pulsations. Electrons moving rapidly in a pulsar's magnetic field produce narrow beams of radiation which sweep around as ...

Refractory elements

Astronomy; Planetary science

Any chemical element that vaporises (that is, boils) at high temperatures or condenses from a gas at high temperatures. Examples are calcium (Ca), aluminium (Al), uranium (U), titanium (Ti), the rare ...